Bicycle parts are just as mixed: a headset sized at 1-1/8 inch might be installed with an 8mm allen wrench, and hold 26mm diameter handle bars. The standard pedal thread size is 9/16", but again uses a metric wrench to install.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc Moreau > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:15 AM > To: geda-user@moria.seul.org > Subject: Re: gEDA-user: DJ's back > > On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:02:25 +0100 > Peter Baxendale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It actually hits me why the English don't write Metres when they > > > write litres, but that's probably me being ignorant. > > > > > Hey, don't expect us to be consistent - that would take all the fun > > out of it. We measure beer in pints, farm land in acres, road > > distances in miles and petrol in litres. Meanwhile the kids > only learn > > metric in school (which gives us oldies a small advantage). > > In the construction industry here in Cananda things are more > screwed up. > 4'x8'x18mm plywood. :? > > -Marc > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > geda-user@moria.seul.org > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user